Alex Kingston
Acting1963Epsom, England, UK
Biography
Alex Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the NBC medical drama ER (1997–2004) and her title role in the ITV miniseries The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996), which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.
Kingston's later credits include the recurring role of River Song in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2008–2015), Mrs. Bennet in the ITV period-drama fantasy Lost in Austen (2008), Dinah Lance in The CW's superhero fiction drama series Arrow (2013–2016), and Sarah Bishop in A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022).
Known For
Acting History
Future
James and Lucia
as Harriet Weaver
2025
Strictly Come Dancing
TVas Self - Contestant• 21 eps
The Chelsea Detective
TVas US Ambassador Emily Morgan• 1 eps
2024
The Killer's Game
as Sharon Rabinowitz
Douglas Is Cancelled
TVas Sheila• 4 eps
2022
The Fall
as Dr. Greta Portius
Dodger Special: Train
as Lucifer
Dodger
TVas Lucifer
Treason
TVas Audrey Gratz• 5 eps
The Read
TVas Narrator
2021
Blue Bloods
TVas Commander Sloane Thompson• 1 eps
2018
A Discovery of Witches
TVas Sarah Bishop• 20 eps
2017
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
TVas Vlurgen (voice)• 1 eps
2016
Happily Ever After
as Ria
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TVas Naomi Shropshire• 2 eps
Shoot the Messenger
TVas Mary Foster
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as River Song
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as River Song (archive footage)
Chasing Shadows
TVas Ruth Hattersley• 4 eps
2013
Bukowski
as Katharina Bukowski
Ghost Phone
as Sheila
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
as Narrator
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
as River Song (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Rain Gods
as River Song
Arrow
TVas Dinah Lance• 7 eps
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
TVas River Song (archive footage)
2012
The Women of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
The Science of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
The Destinations of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
as River Song
Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
as River Song
NCIS
TVas Miranda Pennebaker• 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TVas Self• 1 eps
2011
Like Crazy
as Jackie Gardner
Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel
as River Song
Marchlands
TVas Helen Maynard
Private Practice
TVas Dr. Marla Thomkins• 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
2010
Ben Hur
TVas Ruth• 2 eps
2009
Sordid Things
as Eve Manchester
FlashForward
TVas Fiona Banks• 3 eps
Hope Springs
TVas Ellie Lagden
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Miranda Pond• 4 eps
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Patricia Alwick• 1 eps
Doctor Who
TVas River Song / River Song / Professor River Song• 2 eps
Lost in Austen
TVas Mrs. Bennet• 4 eps
Doctor Who Monster Files
TVas River Song
2007
Crashing
as Diane Freed
2006
Alpha Dog
as Tiffany Hartunian
2005
2003
Warrior Queen
as Boudica
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
V Graham Norton
TVas Self• 2 eps
2000
Essex Boys
as Lisa Locke
1999
This Space Between Us
as Peternelle
Loose Women
TVas Self
1998
Croupier
as Jani De Villiers
1997
1996
Saint-Ex
as Chic Party Guest
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
as Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
TVas Moll Flanders
1995
1994
Woman of the Wolf
as The Woman
The Knock
TVas Katherine Roberts
Crocodile Shoes
TVas Caroline Carrison• 13 eps
1993
Foreign Affairs
as Actress
Soldier Soldier
TVas Ursula Kröhling• 1 eps
1989
These Foolish Things
as Daniella
1988
1987
A Killing on the Exchange
TVas Ellen
1986
Henry's Leg
TVas Noreen
1984
1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
Grange Hill
TVas Jill Harcourt• 3 eps